Nick Banyard (born February 16, 1994) is an American professional

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player for Anórthosis Ammóchostou of the

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. He played college basketball for

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, and

UCF The University of Central Florida (UCF) is a public research university whose main campus is in unincorporated Orange County, Florida. UCF also has nine smaller regional campuses throughout central Florida. It is part of the State University ...

High school career

Banyard attended

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, playing basketball alongside top

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and future

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(NBA) player

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. He won two state titles and earned all-district and second-team all-state honors in his senior season.

College career

Banyard played sparingly in his first two seasons with

. On November 21, 2013, in his second year, he scored a season-high 9 points versus UAB. Banyard later blamed his own laziness for his lack of production at New Mexico. After his sophomore season, he transferred to

to join a coach he could "trust." Banyard was sidelined for one season due to

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transfer rules. During that time, he missed one month of practice because of a heart issue, but doctors soon allowed him to continue playing. As a junior, Banyard averaged 5.2 points and 4.3 rebounds per game. On February 11, 2016, he scored a season-best 18 points in a 70–60 win over

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. At the end of the season, he was named to the

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All-Bench Team. For his senior campaign, Banyard transferred to

, where he averaged 6.2 points and 6 rebounds in 28.4 minutes per game.

Professional career

On August 29, 2017, Banyard signed with

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of the Japanese

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. Through 17 games, he averaged 8.3 points, 3.3 rebounds, and 1.8 assists in 19.1 minutes per game. Banyard finished the 2017–18 season with

Rayos de Hermosillo Rayos de Hermosillo is a Mexican professional basketball club based in Hermosillo, Sonora. The Rayos play in the Circuito de Baloncesto de la Costa del Pacífico (CIBACOPA) and play their home games at the Gimnasio del Estado. They have won thre ...

of the

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(CIBACOPA) in Mexico, signing as an import player on March 27, 2018. Through 9 games, he averaged 12.9 points, 6.8 rebounds, and 1.1 assists per game. On October 8, 2018, Banyard signed with the

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for the 2018–19 season. He was released after training camp. During the 2020–21 season, Banyard played for

Korihait Korihait ( en, Basket Sharks) is a Finnish basketball team from Uusikaupunki. It was formed as Uudenkaupungin Urheilijat, shortly UU, in 1898 and has won one Korisliiga Finnish Championship (1990) and two Finnish Cups (1986, 1988). In 1994 UU had f ...

of the

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and averaged 7.9 points and 6.9 rebounds per game. On April 27, 2021. he signed with AMIB Casablanca. During the summer of 2021, Banyard joined GIE Maile Matrix of the United Cup league and averaged 12.5 points and 9.0 rebounds per game. He signed with

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of the

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at the beginning of the 2021–22 season and averaged 21.2 points, 11.7 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game. On November 2, Banyard signed with Anórthosis Ammóchostou of the Cypriot league.

Personal life

Banyard is the brother of

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(NFL) player Joe Banyard.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Banyard, Nick 1994 births Living people New Mexico Lobos men's basketball players Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball players UCF Knights men's basketball players Rayos de Hermosillo players Aomori Wat's players Sportspeople from Flower Mound, Texas American expatriate basketball people in Finland American expatriate basketball people in Kosovo American expatriate basketball people in Mexico American expatriate basketball people in Portugal American men's basketball players Forwards (basketball) Basketball players from Denton County, Texas